Books

Jackson, Michael. Moonwalk: A Memoir. Harmony Books, 1988.

Jones, Bob. Michael Jackson: The Man Behind The Mask. SelectBooks, 2009.

Mangatal, Shana. Michael and Me: The Untold Story of Michael Jackson’s Secret Romance. Chicago Review Press, 2016.

Sternig, Barbara. Secrets of a Tabloid Reporter. Front Row Pub., 2002.

Taraborrelli, J. Randy. Michael Jackson: The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story, 1958-2009. Birch Lane Press, 1991. Reprint: Grand Central Publishing, 2009.

Vogel, Joseph. Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2019.

documentaries

Scandalous: The True Story of the National Enquirer. Magnolia Pictures, 2019.

Articles

“Michael Denies Sex Change; Says He is Not Gay and Did Not Swim Nude with Tatum,” Jet, Sept. 22, 1977

“Michael Jackson: Life as a Man in the Magical Kingdom,” Rolling Stone, Feb. 17, 1983

“Michael Jackson, Back in Step,” Washington Post, Feb. 8, 1984

“Michael Jackson’s Wacky Friendship with Young ‘Webster’ Star. National Enquirer, Jun. 19, 1984

“Pepsi &,” Washington Post, May 6, 1986

“Disney Promotion is Thriller for Michael Jackson’s Video,” Los Angeles Times, Sept. 9, 1986

“Michael Jackson’s Bizarre Plan to Live to 150,” National Enquirer, Sept. 16, 1986

“Jackson Bids for Elephant Man Remains,” Los Angeles Times, May 30, 1987

“The Pressure to ‘Beat it,’” Spin, Jun. 1987

“Jackson Ups Bid for Skeleton of ‘Elephant Man,’” Chicago Tribune, Jun. 17, 1987

“Hospital Refuses to Sell Elephant Man Skeleton to Pop Star,” AP, Jun. 18, 1987

“Michael Makes Believe,” New York Daily News, Aug. 23, 1987

“Young Pals, Old Friends,” New York Daily News, Aug. 23, 1987

“A Nose is a Nose is a Nose,” New York Daily News, Aug. 24, 1987

“Michael Jackson: He’s Back. He’s Bad. Is This Guy Weird, or What?” People, Sept. 14, 1987

“Is Michael Jackson for Real?” Rolling Stone, Sept. 24, 1987

“Message from Michael,” People, Oct. 12, 1987

“Bad,” Rolling Stone, Oct. 22, 1987

“Michael Jackson Goes Ape! Now He’s Talking with his Pet Chimp—in Monkey Language!” National Enquirer, Feb. 2, 1988

“A Good—and ‘Bad’—Night,” Los Angeles Times, Mar. 4, 1988

“Prince Michael Jackson Two Paths to the Top of Pop,” Washington Post, Oct. 9, 1988

“Rock Managers: The Hiring and Firing,” Los Angeles Times, Feb. 19, 1989

“Michael Jackson: The Making of ‘The King of Pop,’” Rolling Stone, Jan. 9, 1992

“They Like Mike,” UPI, Feb. 19, 1993

“Managing in Turbulent Times,” Los Angeles Times, Jan. 16, 1994

“Michael Jackson Collapses at Rehearsal,” New York Times, Dec. 7, 1995

“Publicist for Michael Jackson,” Los Angeles Times, Oct. 14, 2008

“Behind the Facade,” New York Times, Jul. 3, 2009

“Frank Dileo, Michael Jackson’s Manager, Dies at 63,” New York Times, Aug. 24, 2011

“How Michael Jackson Made ‘Bad,’” The Atlantic, Sept. 10, 2012

“Corey Feldman, Macaulay Culkin and More Notable Young Men Michael Jackson Called Friends,” People, Mar. 8, 2019

“The Complicated Truth about the National Enquirer,” CNN, May 17, 2020

“It Was Very Difficult for Michael; the Jacksons on Fame, Family, and Survival,” Guardian, Apr. 5, 2021